Key to § 56 from Ockinga

• (1)

  nfr sy r Hm.t nb.t
  She is more beautiful than any woman.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 11, 4:
  
  nfr sy r Hmt nbt
  zij is mooier dan elke vrouw

• (2)

  wr Hs.t=i m stp-sA
  My favour in the palace was great.

  Note: Faulkner also translates Hst by "praise", which makes more sense here.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 109:
  
  wr Hst.i m stp-sA r smr waty nb
  greater was my praise in the palace than (that of) any Unique Friend.

• (3)

  nfr st r ix.t nb.t
  It is more beautiful than anything.

  Note: As on p. 11, ix.t nb.t, with plural determinitive for ix.t, is translated by "everything" > "anything".

• (4)

  wr mn.w=k r nsw nb
  Your monument is greater than [that of] any king.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 11, 1:
  
  wr mnw.k r nsw nb
  groter zijn Uw monumenten dan (die van) enige koning

• (5)

  dns Tw r=i
  You are heavier than I.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 11, 2:
  
  dns Tw r.i
  jij bent zwaarder dan ik

• (6)

  nfr pr.w=i wsx s.t=i
  My house is beautiful and my place is wide.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 11, 15:
  
  nfr pr.i wsx st.i
  goed is mijn huis en wijd is mijn plaats

• (7)

  twt.wy n=s st
  How much it resembles her!

  Note: Gardiner, in the vocabulary, translates twt by "(be) like, n (someone)".

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 109:
  
  twt.wy n.s st
  how like (to) her it is!

• (8)

  nfr.w(y) mn.w pn
  How beautiful is this monument!

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 11, 3:
  
  nfr.wy mnw pn nfr
  hoe mooi is dit mooie monument

• (9)

  Ax.w(y) sw nTr pn
  How beneficial is he, this god!

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 11, 5:
  
  Ax.wy sw nTr pn
  hoe glorieus is hij, deze god

• (10)

  nDm.wy imA.t=k
  How sweet is your grace!

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 11, 6:
  
  nDm.wy iAmwt.k
  hoe aangenaam zijn Uw charmes